Sohila Zarandy, M.D. F.A.C.O.G. , F.A.C.S.

Biography

Sohila Zarandy, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S. was born in Tehran, Iran and graduated from Tehran University Medical School. Dr. Zarandy did her postgraduate in surgery in England. She did her internship in Mercy Hospital and Medical Center of Chicago. She finished her residency at Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia, PA.

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Dr. Zarandy did a year of fellowship in Perinatal Medicine in Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School and stayed on as Faculty (Clinical Instructor). She completed her fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and infertility at the University of Illinois, in Chicago. Dr. Zarandy is a member of the several prestigious medical societies, including The American College of OB-GYN and The American College of Surgeons. She has given lectures around the country and has done several research projects.

Dr. Zarandy held the position of Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School for three years. She did her fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at University of Illinois in Chicago, during which time she held the title of Assistant Professor. Dr. Zarandy was also an Assistant Professor of OB/GYN at Loyola University of Chicago. Her most recent position was at Case Western Reserve Medical School where she was Clinical Assistant Professor while she had her own private practice.

Dr. Zarandy is married to a Neuro-Radiologist and has three children, one of which is currently in medical school. Her sister and brother are also practicing physicians. Along with English, Dr. Zarandy also speaks fluent Farsi.

Spencer S. Richlin, M.D.

Biography

Dr. Richlin received his medical degree from the University of Southern California’s School of Medicine. He completed two internships, in Emergency Medicine and Obstetrics. Dr. Richlin served his residency at The Stamford Hospital in Stamford Connecticut. He then completed his subspecialty fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and fertility at Emory University’s School of Medicine in Georgia.

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Dr. Richlin is a member of both the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Richlin has published numerous abstracts, articles and book chapters, and is the lead author of the IVF section in Danforth’s Obstetrics and Gynecology, 9th Edition. He coauthored with Dr Leondires the “Infertility” chapter in the text “Avoiding Common Errors in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Biography

Dr. Stacey Pawlak earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Memphis and is a licensed psychologist/health service provider in the state of Iowa. She is Staff Health Psychologist for the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinic's Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Program in Iowa City, Iowa.

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Her work with this program includes pre-treatment consultation for patients utilizing third-party reproduction, and supportive psychotherapy for individuals and couples coping with the challenges of infertility. She also serves as Staff Psychologist for the Women's Wellness & Counseling Service at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics where she provides outpatient psychotherapy to perinatal women and their families. Dr. Pawlak is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Iowa Psychological Association, and the Mental Health Professional Group for the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

Stanton Honig, M.D.

Biography

Dr. Honig is currently Clinical Professor of Surgery/Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He is also a faculty member of the Department of Urology, Yale University in New Haven, CT.

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He graduated medical school with an M.D. with Distinction in Research from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He completed his urologic training at Boston University School of Medicine. He finished the prestigious fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine in 1993.

He has a large urologic practice that subspecializes in Male Reproduction and Sexual Dysfunction. He actively participates in clinical and basic science research that focuses on male reproduction, vasectomy, erectile dysfunction, testis cancer/?fertility link, peyronie’s disease, anabolic steroid use, hypogonadism and transsexual surgery. His urologic practice specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of the above disorders.

He is actively involved in the teaching program of medical students and residents in urology, ob/gyn and reproductive endocrinology at Yale and University of Connecticut on the above areas.

He is an active member of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, the American Society of Andrology, and the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction, a subspecialty society of the American Urological Association.

He has given State of the Art Lectures at New England Section AUA, was chairman of Society for the Study of Male Reproduction National meetings, and has been an American Urological Association Plenary Session lecturer on “The Economics of Male Infertility (2002)”, “Current Treatment of Varicoceles (2009)” and The New WHO Semen Analysis Guidelines (2011) and Peyronie’s disease (2013). He is the author of numerous papers and presentations in Journal of Urology, Fertility and Sterility, Urology etc. He was a member of the AFUD Reproductive Health Council, on the Editorial board of the American Journal for Urologic Review. He is currently on the Editorial Board of Renal and Urology News.

He was a “State of the Art” Lecturer at the Sexual Medicine Society Meeting of North America” on Current State of Male Hormonal Contraception”, a moderator of a session on “Genital Enhancement Surgery” at the 2009 American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) meeting, moderator of Sessions on Male Infertility Interactive sessions on “Oligospermia” at the 2010 ASRM meeting and a speaker/moderator on “Gender Reassignment Surgery” at the 2011 ASRM Meeting and a roundtable discussant on Public Awareness of Male Infertility in 2013.

He is the past President of the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR), a subsociety of the American Urological Society. He is an expert reviewer for Journal of Urology, Urology, Fertility and Sterility, International Journal of Impotence Research, Journal of Sexual Medicine, Journal of Andrology, Advances in Urology and the journal, Reproduction.

He is currently on the AUA Vasectomy Guidelines Committee, CDC Male Infertility Working Group and the Male Reproductive Health Alliance, a working group for Male Reproductive Health, with the CDC, Men’s Health Network and The American Fertility Association. He gave “State of the Art Lectures at the CDC in 2010 on Modifiable Risk Factors of Male Infertility. He has lectured internationally in Egypt and Turkey within the last 5 years.

Stephanie Beall, M.D.

Biography

Stephanie Beall, MD, PhD received her medical degree and doctorate in 2006 from Brown University. Dr. Beall’s research at Brown University focused on the effect of environmental toxicants on reproduction. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Dr. Beall then went on to complete her fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Beall has published numerous papers on infertility and has presented research findings and scientific data at national meetings.

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Dr. Beall's primary interests include diminished ovarian function and fertility preservation. She also holds special interest in how women cope with the stress of infertility and how cultural beliefs affect the care couples seek while trying to start a family. She emphasizes a personalized approach in care, bearing in mind the couple’s medical and emotional needs.